Aeroplane.



W. E. VERCLAIRE.

AEROPLANE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1914.

1,148,875. Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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WALTER E. VERGLAIRE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

AEROPLANE.

Original application filed December 23, 1912, Serial No. 738,201.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

Divided and this application filed March 25, 1914. Serial No. 827,090.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WALTER E. VERCLAIRE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Aeroplanes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in aeroplanes, and constitutes a divisional application of the application filed by me on December 23rd, 1912, Serial No. 738,201.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure l is a central vertical section of an aeroplane embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section of the same taken on line 22 in Fig. 1.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the accompanying drawing comprises a beam 3 extending longitudinally throughout the length of the aeroplane, and a keel 4t secured at its forward end to the forward end of said beam, having a portion curved downwardly from said beam, and its remaining portion spaced parallel with said beam.

A plurality of vertically spaced posts 5 extend between the beam 3 and keel 4:.

Extending laterally from the beam 3 are supporting planes made up of ribs 6 and a covering 7. The outer ends of ribs 6 are connected with the keel lby means of tie wires 8.

In the forward part of the aeroplane are mounted motors 9 and propellers 10 operatively connected with said motors. The motors and propellers are situated substantially midway between the beam 3 and keel 4 and under the covering 7, substantially as indicated in Fig. 2.

Mounted in the rear portion of the aeroplane is an operators seat, or station 11, and adjacent the operators seat 11 is a controller lever 12 pivotally mounted in a post 13. The forward and rearward ends of controller lever 12 are connected with a lever 14 carried by the mounting 15 of the motors 9 and propellers 10 so that upon pivotal movement of lever 12,the' motors and propellers may be inclined.

Swiveled under the forward portion of the aeroplane is a supporting wheel 16 and the mounting 17 of said supporting wheel is provided with laterally extending arms 18 which'are connected by means of cables 19 with corresponding arms 20 on'the lower end of post 13 so that upon lateral movement of lever 12 effecting pivotal movement of post 13, supporting wheel 16 will be moved on its swiveled connection in order to guide the aeroplane when on the ground. Near the rearward portion of the aeroplane is a supporting wheel 21 secured to the keel 1 in any approved or conventional manner in order to assist in supporting the aeroplane when on the ground.

At the rear end of the aeroplane is a post 22 carrying a rudder 'plane- 23.- At-the lower end of post 22 are laterally extending arms 2st and the latter are connected to arms 25 on post 13 by means of cable 26 in order to operate rudder plane 23 upon lateral movement of lever 12.

Mounted for inclined movement on the shaft 22 is a stabilizing plane 27, and the rear edge of the latter is connected by means of cables 28 with the lever 12 in order to efiect tilting of stabilizing plane 27 upon pivotal movement of lever 12, as clearly indicated in Fig. 1. The cables 28 pass over pulleys 29, as indicated in Fig. 1.

lVhile I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an aeroplane, a central beam extending throughout the length thereof; a keel under said beam; spaced vertical posts spacing said beam and keel apart; lateral ribs on said beam; and tie wires connecting the outer ends of said ribs and said keel, said tie wires being divided into sets, alternate sets thereof extending rearwardly of the aeroplane from said keel at the foot of'certain of said posts to the ribs at the top of the nextadjacent posts and the sets between said alternate sets extending from the ribs at the tops of the last mentioned posts rearwardly of the aeroplane to the keel at the bottom of the next rearward posts, substantially as described.

2. In an aeroplane, a central beam extending throughout the length thereof; a keel under said beam; spaced vertical posts spacing said beamand keel apart; lateral ribs on said beam; tie Wires connecting the outer ends of said ribs and said keel; and propelling, steering and stabilizing mechanism mounted between said beam and keel,

said tie wires being divided into sets, alternate sets thereof extending rearwardly of theaeroplane from said keel at the foot of certain of said posts to the ribs at the top Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the keel secured at its forward end to the forward end of said beam, the portion next its forward end being curved downwardly and the remaining portion thereof being disposed parallel with said beam; vertical spaced posts spacing said keel from said beam; a laterally extending supporting plane on each side of said beam; and tie wires connecting the outer edges of said supporting planes with said keel, said tie wires being divided into sets, alternate sets thereof extending rearwardly of the aeroplane from said keel at the foot of certain of said posts to the supporting planes at the top of the next adjacent posts and the sets between said alternate sets extending from the supporting planes at the tops of the last mentioned posts rearwardly of the aeroplane to the keel at the bottom of the next rearward posts, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

I WALTER E. VERCLAIRE.

Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. PoT'rs, HELEN F. LILLIS.

Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0. 

